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Insights into national thoroughbred racing for Monday 18 November 2024 to Sunday 24 November 2024. * There were 51 race meetings held across Australia last week with 3,422 horses compe...

There were 47 race meetings held across Australia last week with 3,198 horses competing in 340 races for a total prize money purse of $19,011,500 .

There were 71 race meetings held across Australia last week with 4,512 horses competing in 499 races for a total prize money purse of $46,607,500 .

Predictions of a major downturn in yearling sales proved unfounded at the first four sessions of the Magic Millions sale with just a 16 per cent drop on 2008 figures.Aushorse Marketing said the Gol...

Talented Queensland sprinter Swiss Ace could be a surprise Melbourne visitor for the Group One Lightning Stakes and Newmarket Handicap at Flemington.Trainer Mick Mair expects to make a decision soo...

TAB Fixed Odds Movers for Saturday’s races at Caulfield, Randwick and Doomben.February 14 

Racing Victoria's Chief Handicapper, Greg Carpenter, has given a half-kilo (0.5kg) penalty to French stayer Dunaden for the Melbourne Cup (3200m) following his victory in the Geelong Cup (2400m). ...

The French connection is the right one to have at this time of year in Hong Kong - just ask Gerald Mosse, the man hoping to pass countryman Olivier Peslier to become the most successful jockey in H...

THE high Australian dollar, extremely generous - by European standards - prizemoney and the status of the Melbourne Cup as the world's premier staying race are all continuing to make the Victorian ...

A hit-and-run mission as a fill-in was a lucrative one for familiar face Craig Williams as the Aussie jockey teamed with countryman John Size for one win before denying the trainer another with vi...

Racing Victoria is pleased with the response from international trainers with 25 northern hemisphere horses nominated for the Melbourne Cup including defending champion Americain.Nominations for th...